Megan W. Bourassa

4.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
45 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Megan W. Bourassa is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan W. Bourassa has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Megan W. Bourassa's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (10 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (8 papers) and Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency (7 papers). Megan W. Bourassa is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (10 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (8 papers) and Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency (7 papers). Megan W. Bourassa collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Megan W. Bourassa's co-authors include Lisa M. Miller, Rajiv R. Ratan, Ishraq Alim, Scott J. Bultman, R. Smith, Gilles Bergeron, Filomena Gomes, Daniel Roth, Gerald F. Combs and Kenneth H. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Megan W. Bourassa

44 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Butyrate, neuroepigenetics and the gut microbiome: Can a high fiber diet improve brain health?

2016 466 citations Megan W. Bourassa, Ishraq Alim et al. Neuroscience Letters profile →
Global prevalence and disease burden of vitamin D deficiency: a roadmap for action in low‐ and middle‐income countries

2018 363 citations Daniel Roth, Steven A. Abrams et al. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences profile →
Calcium deficiency worldwide: prevalence of inadequate intakes and associated health outcomes

2022 116 citations Julie Shlisky, Rubina Mandlik et al. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences profile →

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Rúbens Cecchini Brazil

Ricardo Jorge Dinis‐Oliveira Portugal

Lin Zhao China

Rupasri Mandal Canada

Jetty Chung‐Yung Lee Hong Kong

Hiroshi Tamai Japan

Clement E. Furlong United States

Saeed Mehrzadi Iran

Gert Fricker Germany

Eun‐Mi Park South Korea

Rúbens Cecchini Brazil

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Ferguson, Elaine, Ziaul H. Rana, José M. Belizán, et al.. (2023). Including calcium‐fortified water or flour in modeled diets based on local foods could improve calcium intake for women, adolescent girls, and young children in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Guatemala. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1526(1). 84–98. 3 indexed citations

Rana, Ziaul H., Gabriela Cormick, José M. Belizán, et al.. (2023). Could local foods achieve recommended calcium intakes for nutritionally vulnerable populations in Uganda, Guatemala, and Bangladesh?. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1525(1). 173–183. 3 indexed citations

Jones, Kerry S., et al.. (2023). Protocol and application of basal erythrocyte transketolase activity to improve assessment of thiamine status. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1521(1). 104–111. 6 indexed citations

Hess, Sonja Y., K. Ryan Wessells, Demewoz Haile, et al.. (2023). Comparison of Published Estimates of the National Prevalence of Iron, Vitamin A, and Zinc Deficiency and Sources of Inconsistencies. Advances in Nutrition. 14(6). 1466–1478. 6 indexed citations

Bourassa, Megan W., Elaine Ferguson, Helen Walls, et al.. (2022). Nutrition modeling tools: a qualitative study of influence on policy decision making and determining factors. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1513(1). 170–191. 8 indexed citations

Bourassa, Megan W., Steven A. Abrams, José M. Belizán, et al.. (2022). Interventions to improve calcium intake through foods in populations with low intake. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1511(1). 40–58. 42 indexed citations

Gomes, Filomena, Per Ashorn, Sufia Askari, et al.. (2022). Calcium supplementation for the prevention of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: current evidence and programmatic considerations. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1510(1). 52–67. 30 indexed citations

Gomes, Filomena, Ana Carolina Feldenheimer da Silva, Kristen M. Hurley, et al.. (2021). Interventions to increase adherence to micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy: a systematic review. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1493(1). 41–58. 9 indexed citations

Gomes, Filomena, Gilles Bergeron, Megan W. Bourassa, et al.. (2020). Interventions to increase adherence to micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy: a protocol for a systematic review. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1470(1). 25–30. 6 indexed citations

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Johnson, Casey R., Philip R. Fischer, Tom D. Thacher, et al.. (2019). Thiamin deficiency in low- and middle-income countries: Disorders, prevalences, previous interventions and current recommendations. Nutrition and Health. 25(2). 127–151. 47 indexed citations

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Zille, Marietta, Amit Kumar, Nandini Kundu, et al.. (2019). Ferroptosis in Neurons and Cancer Cells Is Similar But Differentially Regulated by Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors. eNeuro. 6(1). ENEURO.0263–18.2019. 68 indexed citations

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Scott, H.M., G.R. Acuff, Gilles Bergeron, et al.. (2019). Critically important antibiotics: criteria and approaches for measuring and reducing their use in food animal agriculture. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1441(1). 8–16. 101 indexed citations

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Eggersdorfer, Manfred, Ucheoma Akobundu, Regan L Bailey, et al.. (2018). Hidden Hunger: Solutions for America’s Aging Populations. Nutrients. 10(9). 1210–1210. 39 indexed citations

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Bourassa, Megan W., Ishraq Alim, Scott J. Bultman, & Rajiv R. Ratan. (2016). Butyrate, neuroepigenetics and the gut microbiome: Can a high fiber diet improve brain health?. Neuroscience Letters. 625. 56–63. 466 indexed citations breakdown →

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Karuppagounder, Saravanan S., Amit Kumar, Marietta Zille, et al.. (2015). Metabolism and epigenetics in the nervous system: Creating cellular fitness and resistance to neuronal death in neurological conditions via modulation of oxygen-, iron-, and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases. Brain Research. 1628(Pt B). 273–287. 18 indexed citations

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Olson, David E., Sama F. Sleiman, Megan W. Bourassa, et al.. (2015). Hydroxamate-Based Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Can Protect Neurons from Oxidative Stress via a Histone Deacetylase-Independent Catalase-Like Mechanism. Chemistry & Biology. 22(4). 439–445. 33 indexed citations

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Sleiman, Sama F., David E. Olson, Megan W. Bourassa, et al.. (2014). Hydroxamic Acid-Based Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Inhibitors Can Mediate Neuroprotection Independent of HDAC Inhibition. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(43). 14328–14337. 25 indexed citations

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Bourassa, Megan W., Hilda Brown, David Borchelt, Stefan Vogt, & Lisa M. Miller. (2014). Metal-deficient aggregates and diminished copper found in cells expressing SOD1 mutations that cause ALS. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 6. 110–110. 57 indexed citations

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Bourassa, Megan W., Andreana C. Leskovjan, Ryan Tappero, et al.. (2013). Elevated copper in the amyloid plaques and iron in the cortex are observed in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease that exhibit neurodegeneration. PubMed. 2(2). 129–139. 47 indexed citations

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Bourassa, Megan W. & Lisa M. Miller. (2012). Metal imaging in neurodegenerative diseases. Metallomics. 4(8). 721–721. 97 indexed citations

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